Fairlight

13°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 13° / 11° · 76% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:52Sunset 16:29

9h 36m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

• 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

4 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour1
• Other theft1
• Vehicle crime1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Marsham · Sussex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

167 reported road collisions (2025)

52 killed or seriously injured · 211 casualties · 18.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

16 food businesses within 2 miles

• 13 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Three Oaks (4.0 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£238,780 average▼ 2.5% YoY

Across Hastings · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,007 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY

• 1 bed £697
• 2 bed £897
• 3 bed £1,100

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (6.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,205 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (7.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (7.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Covehurst Bay Holiday Cottages (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools14
• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

90,995 residents in Hastings · 3,054/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,086
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,042
• Net moves+44

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 3 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

34% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,677 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (34% of 44,540)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

26 schools · 9,041 pupils

18 primary · 3 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 7 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (58%)

25 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hastings

703 CQC-registered services

• Care homes301
• GP practices81
• Dentists140
• Homecare agencies107
• Hospitals & hospices24

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · East Sussex

• Not in the Green Belt
• 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

67 applications decided

86.6% granted · 58 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Green majority

• Lab 3
• Con 2
• Grn 19
• Ref 6
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,490 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£698 median full-time weekly pay

5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,562 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 57,231 certificates

14.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 81.8 yrs women · 77.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (East Sussex): 59.9 women · 59.2 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction6.9
• Feeling worthwhile7.3
• Happiness yesterday6.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

1 GP surgery · 4 pharmacies in TN35

• The Hill Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hastings and Rye:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks483 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND234 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases228 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately208 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth181 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Fairlight, East Sussex · 0.5 km

  Fairlight is a village in East Sussex, England within Rother district, three miles (5 km) to the east of Hastings. Fairlight is also the name of the civil parish forming part of the Rother district which includes the…

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  Fairlight Glen · 1.2 km

  Fairlight Glen lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the fishing port of Hastings and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the small village of Fairlight Cove on the East Sussex coast. It is a wooded area forming part of the Hast…

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  Pett · 1.4 km

  Pett is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is located 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Hastings on the edge of Pett Level, the one-time marshes stretching along the co…

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  Hastings Country Park · 1.4 km

  Hastings Country Park was formed in 1974 and covers 345 hectares east of Hastings in England. Sandstone cliffs, glens covered with gorse and trees, footpaths, nature trails, picnic areas and ample car parking are some…

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  Guestling · 2.3 km

  Guestling is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Hastings on the A259 road to Rye. Its parish church is dedicated to St Laur…

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  St Laurence's Church, Guestling · 2.8 km

  The Parish Church of St Laurence is a Church of England church and listed building in the village of Guestling in the Rother District of East Sussex. The church was founded in Saxon times, though the current building…

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